Editing Yaohan (section)

===Singapore===
The Singapore branch of Yaohan was a joint venture of Yaohan Department Store Co, Ltd. and [[Development Bank of Singapore]], [[Nomura Securities|Singapore Nomura Merchant Bank]], Singmanex Pte Ltd and Tiger Pte Ltd.<ref name="for the">{{cite news |title=The one-stop centre for the family shopping... |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19741102-1.2.37.1?qt=yaohan&q=yaohan |work=New Nation |date=2 November 1974}}</ref> As of 1974, the branch had 550 staff;<ref name="for the"/> expanding to 1400 by 1979.<ref name="stakes">{{cite news |title=Yaohan stakes in Chile beef |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19791109-1.2.57?qt=yaohan&q=yaohan |work=New Nation |date=November 9, 1979}}</ref> The branch also owned the Yaohan trademark for Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei.<ref name="under"/>

Yaohan had two bakeries: one in Woodlands and in Jurong, opened in April 1980. Its subsidiary, Shin Mei Trading, exports locally made products such as candy, ivory products and garments.<ref name="stakes"/>

One of the oldest Japanese retailers in Singapore,<ref name="under">{{cite news |title=Yaohan S'pore put under interim judicial management |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19970920-1.2.4?qt=yaohan&q=yaohan |work=Business Times (Singapore) |date=September 20, 1997}}</ref> its first store in 1974 at [[Plaza Singapura]] revolutionised the grocery shopping experience in Singapore,<ref name=ST/> and it quickly became a household name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamco.or.jp/2005_symposium/en/005/index.html|title=アジアのテレビ放送局の現状と課題 – 第24回JAMCOオンライン国際シンポジウム – JAMCO|trans-title=15th Online International Symposium / Telecasted Images from Japan: Refracting Reality and Fantasy among Broadcast Consumers in Singapore|access-date=3 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060620055441/http://jamco.or.jp/2005_symposium/en/005/index.html|archive-date=20 June 2006}}</ref> Other stores were also opened in [[Thomson Plaza]] (1979), [[Bukit Timah]] (1982), [[Jurong]] (1983), and [[Parkway Parade]] (1983).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020624183757/http://siamfuture.com/AsianNews/AsianNewsTxt.asp?aid=2358 Siam Future : Seiyu Singapore posts first full-year net profit]</ref><ref name=infopedia/> The Jurong store was closed in 1989, and a new store planned at the [[IMM (Singapore)|IMM Shopping Mall]] was due to open in 1990.<ref name=infopedia/> The sixth store was supposed to open in [[Kovan, Hougang|Kovan]] Shopping Centre in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irs.stir.ac.uk/pdf/Working_papers/9201.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070822230409/http://www.irs.stir.ac.uk/pdf/Working_papers/9201.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 August 2007|title=Institute for Retail Studies|access-date=3 February 2016}}</ref> When the last store to cease operations in 1997 exited Singapore from Thomson Plaza, its staff were visibly moved and some were in tears.<ref name=infopedia>{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2014-01-29_182139.html|title=Yaohan (Singapore)|website=nlb.gov.sg|date=29 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190413102748/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2014-01-29_182139.html|archive-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> Also in operation in Singapore since 1985 was the '''Yaohan Best''' chain (a joint venture with [[Best Denki]]), specializing in electronics, which first opened in Yaohan's store space.<ref name=ST>{{cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/straits-times-readers-share-fond-memories-of-yaohan-shopping-centres|title=Straits Times readers share fond memories of Yaohan shopping centres|website=The Straits Times|date=1 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829093926/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/straits-times-readers-share-fond-memories-of-yaohan-shopping-centres|archive-date=29 August 2019}}</ref>

In 1993, Yaohan Singapore was restructured with its retail business moved to Yaohan Department Store Singapore and real estate moving to Exceltech. Its retail business would be listed in 1996.<ref>{{cite news |title=Yaohan S'pore undergoes restructuring |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19930702-1.2.12.3?qt=yaohan&q=yaohan |work=Business Times (Singapore) |date=July 2, 1993}}</ref>